required and left a garrison in su ##aki ##n . the new south wales contingent sailed for home on 17 may , arriving in sydney on 19 june 1885 . approximately 770 australians served in sudan ; nine subsequently died of disease during the return journey while three had been wounded during the campaign . british en ##cr ##oa ##chment into areas of south africa already settled by the af ##rika ##ner boer ##s and the competition for resources and land that developed between them as a result , led to the second boer war in 1899 . pre @ - @ em ##pt ##ing the deployment of british forces , the af ##rika ##ner republics of the orange free state and the transvaal republic under president paul
required and left a garrison in suakin. the new south wales contingent sailed for home on 17 may, arriving in sydney on 19 june 1885. approximately 770 australians served in sudan ; nine subsequently died of disease during the return journey while three had been wounded during the campaign. british encroachment into areas of south africa already settled by the afrikaner boers and the competition for resources and land that developed between them as a result, led to the second boer war in 1899. pre @ - @ empting the deployment of british forces, the afrikaner republics of the orange free state and the transvaal republic under president paul